1965 Mustang Ridetech TruTurn Poor Turning Radius

[USAF_Stang]

I'm new to the forum and currently in the process of building a 65 Mustang coupe. I just finished the intstallation of ridetech's complete coil over kit with its truturn steering, and while the car is not yet ready to drive (far from it) it seems as the though truning radius has been made drastically worse. The steering stops are hitting the lower control arm well before the tire hits are of the steering components or the innner fender well. I was wondering if I might be missing somthing of if this is inherent with the kit? Or could this possibly just be a product of needing an alignment and adjustmenst still? Anyone else running this set up on a first gen Mustang?

[USAF_Stang]

Guess its not to popular of a set up here?

[dhutton]

I’ve not seen any Mustang Tru Turn setups on this forum. I didn’t even know it existed.

Don

[Chad-1stGen]

I’ve not seen any Mustang Tru Turn setups on this forum. I didn’t even know it existed.

Don

This.

OP, what size wheel and tire are you running with your true turn? It could be that your particular setup still has plenty of tire clearance but the true turn can accommodate a larger wheel or one with more offset/backspace.

Have you measured your steering angle? Stock is probably 30-33*+ but I've found anything 25* or more to be enough to retain street manners and still handle almost all tight turns on an autocross (except maybe some of the ridiculously tight turns at goodguys).

[USAF_Stang]

I'm running a 18x10 with 5.5" of backspacing and a 285 tire. from lock to lock I've got plenty of clearance on the tire and no rubbing at all. I have not yet measured the steering angle as the engine is not in yet but the kit hits the steering stops well before I come close to having issue with tire clearance. I'll measure those angles to see what I've actually got.

[Josh@Ridetech]

I'm running a 18x10 with 5.5" of backspacing and a 285 tire. from lock to lock I've got plenty of clearance on the tire and no rubbing at all. I have not yet measured the steering angle as the engine is not in yet but the kit hits the steering stops well before I come close to having issue with tire clearance. I'll measure those angles to see what I've actually got.

Sorry, I just now saw this thread.

One of the biggest things that is working against you at this point is that the engine isn't in the car right now. With the suspension not at mid-travel (likely fully extended or close to it), the steering stops are going to hit areas that they wouldn't normally. I've seen this several times actually in situations where guys are at the same point in their build, either with the engine out of the car, or they're just turning the steering wheel with the suspension hanging free. Once you get it down to ride height, I bet you'll see that issue go away real fast.

[USAF_Stang]

Sorry, I just now saw this thread.

One of the biggest things that is working against you at this point is that the engine isn't in the car right now. With the suspension not at mid-travel (likely fully extended or close to it), the steering stops are going to hit areas that they wouldn't normally. I've seen this several times actually in situations where guys are at the same point in their build, either with the engine out of the car, or they're just turning the steering wheel with the suspension hanging free. Once you get it down to ride height, I bet you'll see that issue go away real fast.

Thats what I was hoping to hear, I was curious if anyone had any first hand experience with it. I appreciate the response and we'll see how things go once we get the weight back on the front end but that wont be for a while untill I get it back from the painters.